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TIL Ford did not have to be rescued during the 2008 financial crisis like the two other major American auto companies, Chrysler and GM

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rRdJ4 TIL Dragon Ball has actually caused an international incident- It is so popular inMexico that there were government-sponsored public watch parties for the final episodes of Dragon Ball Super.They became so popular Japan had to send a formal diplomatic notice commanding them to stop,which they didn't
Lk800 TIL Dax Cowart was injured in a propane gas explosion, burning his entire body except the soles of his feet, suffering hearing loss, and the loss of his hands and eyes. He went on to earn a law degree, advocating for patients right to die.
4mpR TIL in his final days Lyndon B. Johnson would listen to “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel repeatedly while agonizing over his legacy; worrying that he would only be remembered for the Vietnam War and not as the architect of equal rights and Medicare.
PGbg TIL, the US Navy retired its nuclear cruisers because it was cheaper than to refuel them
nWJdY TIL that the famous keyboard intro to a-ha’s song “Take On Me" was inspired by The Doors’ organist Ray Manzarek. a-ha’s keyboardist Magne Furuholmen said: “Manzarek’s almost mathematical but very melodic, structured way of playing the keyboard was a huge influence in how I approached my instrument.”